noun
snack; between-meal food
Archaic term for a snack or light food eaten between meals. Not used in modern Japanese; the common word is おやつ or 間食.
江戸時代の文献には「間物」という言葉が菓子や軽食を指して使われている。
In Edo-period documents, the word 間物 is used to refer to sweets or light snacks.